1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Iowa House District 20
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John W. Patton (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Arthur R. Kitner (R) by 9.4 points.
John W. PattonDemocrat · winner
54.7%4,153
Arthur R. KitnerRepublican · incumbent
45.3%3,441
7,594 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET